No, I didn't see the white cliffs.

 

The lesser of the twin cities of Dover-New Phila...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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To the right of this is where two gorgeous buildings burned down 3 years ago.  Not much of a repalcement as you can partially see.

It actually made the front page of the PD that day (earily Feb 2005)

 

I found these pictures of the damage downtown:

 

 

 

EDIT: which only allows me to copy as a link...

Not without charm, but does that street need to be that wide? Make it a bike boulevard!

 

 

 

Christ.  They might as well have given the child some watermelon and have him singing "Summertime."

Love this building...

 

 

I love these little towns.

neat... never made it there despite its proximity to Wooster... it's actually a pretty time-consuming 35 mile drive

I love the Dover-New Philly area.

Nice looking town.

 

As a side note, the westside Cleveland suburb of Westlake used to be known as Dover (Dover Center Rd. is the traditional main street), it caused confusion for postal workers, and thus the name was changed. The local High School mascot is the 'D' Men, or Demons.

^Does Westlake have a downtown?

 

(other than Cracker)

No, although I believe Hilliard Rd & Dover Center is where the City Hall is..

Thanks for this post of my hometown. It's nice to read a few favorable comments, though when I looked at these pics I saw them with fresh eyes (rather than taking for granted the slow decline I've witnessed over the last 30 or 40 years) and realized how many handsome facades had been "modernized" and remuddled.

 

The fire in 2005 was a blow, but other buildings on that same street were left to rot, others were prematurely bulldozed and a bunch more were leveled for parking in early 1970s urban removal programs. It's a far cry from the two local toy stores, five or so soda fountains/lunch counters, four local drug stores, etc., etc., etc. of my youth.

 

The town does, however, still do a nice job of Christmas decorations. And the choir boys on the square, I believe, were repainted by art students at Dover High (home of the Tornadoes).